The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-05-28
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erected at Crowley.
Terrebonne plantcra haye com.
menced laying bY their oane crops.
J. M. Preer, an Intelligent and bard
working eolored man Of Iberia, has
| presented the Eaterprise Office With =
stalk of cotton 10 bloom.
| Considerable damage. was done cot
ton in Lafayette parish on The 18th
inst. by a hail storm, Some Of the
stones were as large aa pigeon eggs,
The Courier saya that ME, u. y,
| FooIkes, Of Houms, who has been
testing the Bergsron remedy for con
sumption --carbolic acid gashaa rel
ceiyed decided relief
Bossier Bonner The people ia
Louisiana must build factories 10 spin
Louisiana's cotton crop, They can do
it If they will determine to try il
lpersiatent, intelligent manuer-
| The Bienville NeV Era mentions
| Col. T. Sambola Jones, of the Baton
Rouge CapitOliaa-A Adgocats, "a aait-
able candidate for Secretary of State,
Sam would make q good officer
Alexandria To,ga Talk MI W.
II. Hargroye, Of Gum FL O., intends
moving to SugaFtown, He has many
warm friends in this paTish and bis
departure will BE- much regretted,
The National Oil Works and MIN
Supply Co. have been oFganized in
| New Orleans. No person is permitted
to hold stock unless be is consumer
Of oil or mill supplies, and then his
shares are limited,
The Torn TaIb says that Col. wv.
| X. Hayden, of the Gates City and
East Texas Lumber Companies, is
negotiating for the purchase Of the
New York Lumber Co.'s saw mill lo-
Gated at Alexandria.
Houma Courier Mr., Ghas. Hama
grifte is prosecuting iute culture on
| the Chacahoula. Mr.. Hanagritfe repre-.
sents that he has q beautiful crop and
expects 10 realize greater profits than
cane culture win assure.
Jeanerette Pilot; The following
named priests Of Louisiana arc on their
way to Europe; Rev. Leger Chabrie5
Lafayette parish Rev, Michael Cough
Ian, Iberia parish; Rev, MathuFin
Chaplin, New Orleans; Rev, Armand
Doubong, ST. James parish Rev. AL
oxander Mshault, Vermiliop parish,
Acadia SeatinsI: Tho cotton,
though rather late, was never better
than at present, and our tanners are
full of encouragement, One feature
IN farming We are pleased 10 note, viz;
the increased attention our farmers are
paying TO grain and other crops, while
many are only planting cetton a.
surplus crop.
ST. Landry Democrat: The ST.
Landry Cotton Compress and Manu-
featuring Company organised this
week, with Joseph Bloch, president;
David Roos, yice-president; Julius
Meyers, treasurer n. M Littell, aecEe-
taTy. The amount Of stock spbscribed
for was between $4,000 and $4,000.
The Company will probably fFat build
a rice mill. There Is o demand fpg
one here, and il ought to pay.
Times Democgat AS an evidence
of the boom and confidence 10 real
estate in Louisiana il might ba men
toned that q few days ago oyer $4,000
acres Of land in the parish Of Vernon
was sold to Mr.. G. II. Hockey, Of
Muskogon, Mich, by United States
Agent Lemee at Natchitochea. ~ 10
stated that Northern capitalists are
purchasing all the land that can be
obtained in the above section Of
country.
Rayne Signal; Mr.. ValleFy Bou-
dreaux, Of Scott Station, Lafayette
parish, passed through town on THURS
day evening, on his way home from
Calcasieu parish, with l70 head Of
, horses and mares gathered from hia
fathers old ranch in that parish, He
! informs us that the stock range is
being rapidly taken up and fencedin
BY settlers. He will sell the stock
cheap. His address u Scott z, o.
Lafayette parish, La'
Vile Plate Is IN favor Of carving
ont new parish from ST. Landry, and
: Mr., Conway gives as bis reason 70 .
Citg Item reporter that the people
care not satisfied with the present
parochisl government, and think we
J could manage onr atfaira better If we
bad them under onr immediate coa-
troll. We have made all necessary snF-
yeys and looked after other matters
pertaining 10 The change, and shall
. place the question properly before the
! Legislature at its next session.
ST. Mary Herald: Governor Mc-
: Enery's many and anxious critics
should look before they leap, some
!, times. They have been hEiHg Into thI
I old gentleman for hxipg The time to
! Tie election Of q successor to niatylc
Y Judge Hudspeth, in distant Deeembel
ION account of The creation Of W
parish 81 Acadia the polling preclncl
must be changed, and shs law y
40 qnIres q lapse Of SIX months betwes
a;i The tins Of such change and iha h0l'
ss ing Of any slestion.
III Desoto DsmQesei ihe taaqeE
Ell carpet-baaaer, N. II fHitnheli pa
rs haps i6e most eqynpt Hsn thes eYf
2E- plnadered peapiet sltli polas th
6issca 81 gnited States CeHsq 7
s,s KiuRsfon, Canada, We feel aisgneseI
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